Executive Compensation Accountant

Marex Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services platform located in London is seeking an individual to manage executive compensation schemes. The role involves deferred equity administration, reporting and analysis, budgeting, and financial modeling. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in GAAP and IFRS, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to analyze complex data and financial information.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Meticulous in handling data and ensuring accuracy in reports and reconciliations.
• Understanding of US GAAP and IFRS related to stock compensation.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collect and format equity grant information.
• Perform accounting for stock compensation under IFRS2.
• Assist with annual budgeting for compensation plans.
• Model and analyze financial performance related to compensation plans.
• Draft compensation-related proxy tables.

Job description

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world's major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Individual will be based in Finance working closely with HR and Company Secretary to administer and account for the executive compensation schemes. Marex executive comp is mainly comprised of deferred equity and the role will be responsible for maintaining the equity records in order to meet all financial and sheme reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deferred Equity Administration:
  • Collect and format equity grant information.
  • Assist with awards and vesting processes.
  • Process equity plan provisions for terminations.
  • Ensure compliance with SOX audit guidelines.
  • Monitor and update insider trading status.
• Reporting and Analysis:
  • Perform accounting for stock compensation under IFRS2.
  • Accounting for Control & Support Bonuses
  • Prepare reports for compensation and stock accounting.
  • Perform GAAP research and prepare presentations.
• Budgeting and Reconciliation:
  • Assist with annual budgeting for compensation plans.
  • Prepare and review account reconciliations for bonuses.
  • Perform SOX controls and maintain evidence.
• Financial Modeling and Analysis:
  • Model and analyze financial performance related to compensation plans.
  • Develop tools to monitor peer groups and compensation programs.
  • Forecast and model incentive compensation plan changes.
• Regulatory:
  • Draft compensation-related proxy tables.
  • Collaborate on compensation items for the proxy statement
  • Prepare materials for Compensation Committee meetings.
  • 10-K annual report including supporting analysis and disclosures
  • Assist with Earnings Per Share (EPS) calculation
• Participant Support:
  • Assist with equity matters related to vesting, cancellation, and other events.
  • Administer annual planning for executive compensation.
• Ad Hoc Analysis:
  • Perform complex analysis using Excel.

Skills and Experience

• Analytical Skills:
  • Strong ability to analyze complex data and financial information.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Attention to Detail:
  • Meticulous in handling data and ensuring accuracy in reports and reconciliations.
  • Ability to maintain SOX compliance and audit guidelines.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and complex functions.
  • Familiarity with equity management systems and HR software.
• Communication Skills:
  • Effective written and verbal communication for preparing reports and presentations.
  • Ability to collaborate with various departments like Legal, Finance, and Investor Relations.
• Problem-Solving Skills:
  • Capability to address and resolve issues related to equity grants and executive compensation.
  • Proactive in identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Knowledge of Accounting Standards:
  • Understanding of US GAAP and IFRS related to stock compensation.
  • Ability to perform initial GAAP research and prepare related documentation.
• Organizational Skills:
  • Efficient in managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Strong coordination skills for handling equity grants and compensation plans.
• Confidentiality and Integrity:
  • Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive compensation information.
  • High ethical standards in handling executive compensation matters.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity - Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do - our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative - We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to "grow our own" and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client's various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.